Rack for holding gemmed insoles



May 2, 1933. E A, ELLIS 1,906,952

RACK FOR HOLDING GEMMED INsoLEs Filed Nov. 28, 1950 I lli l l EN;

cMm/lcfd Patented May 2i, 1933 PATENT FF.

ELMER A. ELLIS, 0F MEDFORD, MASSACHUSETTS RACK FOR HOLDING GEMMED NSOLES Application filed November 28, 1930. Serial No. 498-;599.

My present invention is a novel and improved apparatus for the manufacture of boots and shoes and relates more particularly to a device for pairing and holding insoles.

5 adapted to receive a coating of cement, adhesive, or the like, preparatory to a subsequent operation, such for example, as the gemming operation.

In the gemming of insoles, which consists 19 in applying a reinforcing layer of canvas or textiie material, to the sewing rib and fleshy side of the insole, it is customary to unite the channelled and ribbed insole, reinforcing, canvas or textile layer by adhesive.

Heretofore it has been usual to coat the canvas with an adhesive coating, requiring a priming or preliminary coating or layer on the canvas and requiring also various apparatus to complete the gemming operation and usually a similar coating on the insole.

My present apparatus is intended for use mainly in carrying out the process in my present invention, which consists in coating the ribbed surface of the insoles with suitable adhesive to adhere directly to the canvas reinforcing independently of priming and the like, and independently of any separate adhesive on the reinforcing canvas itself.

This improved present process, known as the Ellis process as distinguished from the prior and well known Johnson process of gemming insoles is much simpler in opera- 35 tion, saving repeated handling, and the eX- pense of priming and coating the canvas reiinforcing material.

ln my present invention I provide an apparatus consisting of a rack or holder, carry- *0 ing a plurality of spring clips suitable for quick attachment or detachment of a sole or pair of soles, arranged back to back, and thus held in paired position and at the heel only, whereby adhesive can be coated onto r the soles on one, side, and then by reversing the rack, a similar adhesive coating applied to the other sole of each pair when the rack is reversed. Thus by having the soles arranged in pairs and back to back, they are 50 simply and more uniformly coated, are kept in pairs, and the coated surface is maintained intact, or free from injury while the adhesive is applied and partially drying to become tacky.

Referring to the drawing, illustrating the preferred embodiment of my invention,

Fig. l is a plan view of the apparatus embodying my invention;

Fig. 2 is a cross-sectional view on the line 2-2 of Fig. l, and

Fig. 3 is a cross-sectional, fragmentary view of the spring clip holding 'the rack in obverse and reverse position.

l may arrange the apparatus of any suitable capacity desired to cooperate with the system in vogue in the shoe factory in which the gemming process is to be used. "thus, for example, I have shown an apparatus with twelve clips, thus adapted to hold and carry in pairs forty-eight insoles, viz. insoles for twenty-four pairs of shoes, the insoles being arranged back to back and with the ribbed surfaces uppermost.

Referring to the dra-wing, my present apparatus comprises a rack l, having thereon twelve spring clips 2, 2 each extending laterally into wings 3 and di and being secured centrally to the rack l by screws or the like 5. Preferably, the lateral extensions 3 and 4 are slightly less than the Width of the carrier rack l and each extension 3 and i is adapted to receive one, or preferably two, soles 8 and 9 arranged back to back, as cicarly shown in Fig. 2, with the sewing ribs l() opposite the backs positioned to receive the coating of cement or adhesive l2. 'Vhen the upper surfaces of the soles have thus been coated, which may be done by a brush and hand operation, or otherwise, the rack or carrier l is then reversed, bringing the opposite insoles 9 into similar position, whereupon these also receive their coating of cement 12. As it is only necessary in the art of gemming insoles to coat the forward and shank portion of the insole, leaving the heel free, I attach the pairs of soles at the heel portion under the laterally extending wings 3 and 4 of the spring` clip 2, as clearly shown in the drawing.

While my rack, as thus far described, can

be used simply and advantageously as a carrier or holder for the pairs of soles, and reversed by hand during the coating operation, and can of course be used for similarly coating outsoles or the like, such articles as it is desired to keep in pairs, yet I prefer to arrange the rack in combination with a table l5, preferably of suhicient Width to act as a rest or holder, as well as protecting 1 means for the entire set of pairs of insoles carried by the rack, as clearly shown vin Figs. l and 2. Furthermore, I may, and preterably do, mount the table l5 and rack l on a pair of supports or standards 16 arranged at each end of the apparatus, preferably supporting same by an axle or trunnion 17 fitted Within a bearing 18 at the upper end of each one ot' the standards 16. I may also attach to the rack l, spring clips 2O at each end to hold the rack in central and reverse position With regard to the table l5. Thus the apparatus comprises a reversible rack with a plurality of spring clips7 each clip constituting two wings or arms, and each Wing being adapted to hold one or a pair of soles to be coated, thus quadrupling the number of soles held by the number of clips secured to the. carrier l, the soles being arranged back to back with the ribbed surfaces outwardly to receive the coating of adhesive on one side, and the rack is then reversed either by hand or on the table l5, Where the latter is employed by detachment from and reattachment to the spring clips 20 and j the other soles are each then exposed uppermost to receive the coating ot cement.

The tables l5 prevent the soles from being disaligned materially during the coating operations, the outer surface of the soles norlnally resting on the table l5 While held at the heel. This arrangement also protects the soles from injury While they are in this position preparatory to, as Well as after, coating While awaiting tackiness and use.

I claim:

A rack for holding gemmed insoles, coniprising a rotatable horizontally positioned table, a plurality of spring clips Centrally located on said table and adapted for quick attachment and detachment of insoles to said clips, said clips having devices to hold said insoles at the heel portion, and said table having means to support the orepart oiQ the insoles in cementreceiving and drying position.

In testimony whereof, I Vhave signed my naine to this specification.

ELMER A. ELLIS. 

